Finally. After a week full of long nights, tons of homework, and unnecessary amounts of stress, you’ve made it to the weekend. There are infinite possibilities, and anything could happen.

So what do you do next?

As for me, I can’t wait to relax and hang out with friends, whether that be roaming the student neighborhood looking for a place to dance, playing an intense game of Truth or Dare in one of the dorms, or -- yes, I’ll admit it -- binge-watching Netflix. And I’m lucky to say I’ve found a group of friends who are willing to go on all kinds of crazy adventures like these with me.

But when I moved into college, I quickly realized that I am part of a minority.

Not a regular minority like you might be thinking, but a social minority. My senior year of high school was a relatively exciting time in my life, so when I came to college, I was ready to have some genuine fun. What I didn’t know was that most college students’ definition of “fun” means getting wasted, looking for a random hookup, and waking up in the morning unable to remember anything. I may be old fashioned in saying this, but since when is this actually fun?

So, if this lifestyle doesn’t exactly appeal to you, trust me, you’re not alone. If you feel like you want something more out of your college experience, don’t feel like you have to settle. It’s perfectly fine to not want to drink, do drugs, hook up with someone (be it a stranger or a friend), or even go out at all. It doesn’t make you a “loner” that you find more fun in actuallyhanging out with your friends than having to awkwardly make small talk in a bar with people you don’t know (and who probably won’t even remember you). In fact, I applaud you for rising above what our society tells us we have to act like.

Everyone is always complaining about society telling us what to wear, or what to say, or who to be. But most of these people who complain only want you to conform to their own standards. I say no -- go against the crowd if you want to. Have your own opinion. Don’t hold back just because you’re afraid someone won’t like what you have to say. Isn’t it better to take a chance on yourself once in a while than to sit idly back and wonder what could have been?

If you feel like you’re being pressured to be someone you’re not when it comes to college life, please, just be yourself. You’re meant to be with people who love you for who you really are. You’re meant to go on adventures that someday you’ll remember with a smile. You’re meant to actually remember your college experience. What you’re not meant to be is someone who wakes up who-knows-where, feeling more unloved than ever, and desperately wondering where they went wrong. You’re meant to be the best version of you.

But if this “party scene” lifestyle seems to fit you, by all means, don’t let me stop you. To each his own, right? I just wanted to let you know that you might be doing it wrong. There may be something more worth your while out there.

As for the rest of us, we’ll party on, not in your way, but in our own way -- the way we always have, and the way we always will.